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4434Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseaseshttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=349761
Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, 10th Edition, (The Pink Book) published by the National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The Pink Book provides physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, and others with the most comprehensive information on vaccine-preventable diseases.Eye Anatomy: Eyes and Visionhttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=642317
This film examines personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect the eyes and face from hazards on the job. Examples of personal protective equipment include safety glasses (spectacles), goggles, face shields, and respirators. This instructional film is from Kansas State University's web-based course, GENAG 711, Occupational and Agricultural Health. Copyright 2010, 2012, Mitch Ricketts.African Journals OnLine (AJOL)http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=300346
AJOL offers a free document delivery service for developing countries. There is a document delivery fee for requestors outside of developing countries. For more information about AJOL see:http://www.ajol.info/.Cancer statistics, 2011http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=580490
Currently, one in 4 deaths in the United States is due to cancer. This article provides the expected numbers of new cancer cases and deaths in the US in 2011, as well as an overview of cancer statistics, including updated incidence, mortality, and survival rates and trends. It estimates the total number of deaths averted as a result of the decline in cancer death rates since the early 1990s and quantifies the impact of eliminating racial and socioeconomic disparities on premature deaths from cancer in 2007.Communicable Diseaseshttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=433258
״The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) provides the information and resources contained in this website ( www.col.org) for use by policy makers, educational designers and educators world-wide. COLs focus is in strengthening institutions in developing Commonwealth countries that are striving to provide affordable education to larger numbers of their citizens." The free textbook/course contains 16 separate units that concern communicable diseases.Epidemics in Western Society Since 1600http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=663544
״This course consists of an international analysis of the impact of epidemic diseases on western society and culture from the bubonic plague to HIV/AIDS and the recent experience of SARS and swine flu. Leading themes include: infectious disease and its impact on society; the development of public health measures; the role of medical ethics; the genre of plague literature; the social reactions of mass hysteria and violence; the rise of the germ theory of disease; the development of tropical medicine; a comparison of the social, cultural, and historical impact of major infectious diseases; and the issue of emerging and re-emerging diseases.״Epidemiology for the Uninitiatedhttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=445850
This is a free, online textbook from the U.K. According to the book,״Epidemiology is the study of how often diseases occur in different groups of people and why. Epidemiological information is used to plan and evaluate strategies to prevent illness and as a guide to the management of patients in whom disease has already developed.״Evaluating Therapies in Observational Studies: HAART to Heart Lessons from HIV/AIDShttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=681046
This lecture addresses the evaluation challenges posed by observational studies, paying particular attention to the cardiovascular implications raised by recent HAART research.Fluhttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=792362
This website along with the video, provide the symptoms of Flu. It really helps identify Flu from the common cold because it is hard to tell the difference between them since they have similar symptoms. Symptoms such as headache, cough, fever, and body aches are more common and intense in the flu.Fundamentals of Epidemiology Ihttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=555044
Fundamentals of Epidemiology I is the first half of a course that introduces the basic concepts of epidemiology and biostatistics as applied to public health problems.